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Boston Lyric Opera Names New Concertmaster

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Music Director David Angus has announced that violinist Annie Rabbat has been named the Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra’s new Concertmaster. Rabbat has played with the orchestra since 2012 and served as its principal second violinist for several years.  She has played featured solos for BLO in such productions as “Werther” and “The Merry Widow.” As the concertmaster, Rabbat will serve as {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Renews Music Director’s Contract

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Internationally recognized conductor David Angus has signed a three-year renewal to his contract as Music Director for Boston Lyric Opera. The contract will take him through the 2020-21 season where he has already had two prior extensions. Angus will conduct all four operas in the company’s upcoming 2018-19 Season. The conductor started out with the BLO in 2011 as a {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (5/11-13): Lucas Meachem, Jennifer Rowley, Bernstein At the Core of Weekend Picks

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For this week’s top five picks we are sticking close to the East Coast with a number of revivals of popular operas and new productions. We also take a look at a Bernstein work that rarely gets a look. Trouble in Tahiti – Boston Lyric Opera As the Leonard Bernstein centennial continues, the BLO will showcase a production of his {…}

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Daniela Mack, Jennifer Johnson Cano Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2018-19 season which will feature four works centering on the themes of rebellion. First up is Rossini’s perennial masterwork “The Barber of Seville.” The opera is set to star Matthew Worth, Daniela Mack, Jesus Garcia, David Crawford, Steven Condy, Michelle Trainor, and Alex Lawrence under maestro David Angus. Rosetta Cucchi directs the production. {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (2/9-11): A World Premiere, ‘Parsifal,’ & Modern Classics Dominate Weekend

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This week’s offerings range from the modern to the classical in an assortment of options all around the continent. Six. Twenty. Outrageous – American Opera Projects For three days, the American Opera Projects world premieres the new opera by Daniel Thomas Davis with a cast that includes Ariadne Greif, Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, and Andrew Fuchs. The performances will take place at {…}

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Everything You Need To Know About Boston Lyric Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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The 2017-18 season has officially been announced by the Boston Lyric Opera, and it will include four opera productions. The first production will be “Tosca,” starting on Oct. 13, 2017, and running for five performances. The production will feature Elena Stikhina as Tosca and Jonathan Burton as Cavaradossi. Following “Tosca” will be “Mr. Burke & Mr. Hare” starting Nov. 8, 2017, at {…}

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Isabel Leonard, Julia Bullock & Aphrodite Patoulidou Lead St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season

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The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Dalia Stasevska conducts Aphrodite Patoulidou in a program that includes music by Anna Meredith, Jean Sibelius, Luciano Berio, Aphrodite Patoulidou, Jean Sibelius, and Claude Debussy. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 4, 2026 Stéphane Denève conducts Julia Bullock in a program of music {…}

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Long Island Concert Orchestra to Present ‘Rossini Perduto’

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Long Island Concert Orchestra will present the world premiere of “Rossini Perduto” on May 22, 2025. The showcase, set for St. Jean’s Theatre in New York City, will feature music by composer David Winkler and an Italian libretto by Luigi Ballerini. The work is described as “an exploration of artistic identity, forgotten genius, and the fine line between myth and {…}

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Kristine Opolais, Jonathan Tetelman, Eleonora Buratto, Kate Lindsey, Matthias Goerne & Rinat Shaham Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. It’s another week of many releases, including new complete opera recordings, solo albums, oratorios, and sacred works. John Weldon: The Judgment of Paris A long-lost masterpiece revived by Julian Perkins, Cambridge Handel Opera Company and Academy of Ancient Music Academy of Ancient Music {…}